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COVID-19

Well can I call it breaking news, or staled news because another person; a female in her early 30's was tested positive to coronavirus. She came in from the UK and decided to keep the 14 days quarantine measure to prevent the spread of the virus. When she discovered symptoms of the virus, she called the emergency department and she had been taken to mainland hospital in Yaba Lagos state where she is undergoing treatment. She is the third person in Nigeria testing positive to colonavirus. China where the disease was first discovered is becoming free from it because of the measure used in tackling it. They called it the Draconian measure. They sealed the city where it was believe to have originated. Chongqing, Yang's hometown bordering Hubei, has had more than 500 confirmed cases since the disease started to spill into the municipality. But now, there have been no cases in the city for several days. The slowdown is not only in Chongqing. Across the country, 13 out of 3

Cash in on 2020 Pytotherapy, Herbalism and Alternative Health

Herbalism  which was discussed in one of our post could be also lucrative. The global Herbal medicinal products is valued at 120,700 Million US$ in 2018 and will reach 199,800 million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of 6.5% during 2019 - 2025. For those who have erroneous believe about Herbalism. Please an herbalist in this contest is not diabolic (diabolism). It support science and Technology. Herbalism (also herbal medicine or phytotherapy) is the study of botany and use of plants intended for medicinal purposes or supplementing a diet. Plant has been the bases for treatments through much of human history, and such traditional medicine is still widely practiced today. Ayurvedic Medicine which finds its root from the Indians (we intend to blog on it soon) is postulated to be the most lucrative among all product type segment of herbal medicinal products market, with attractiveness index of 2.3. If you really are interested in cashing out of of the goodies of herba

Goji Berries (枸杞)

Goji berry also know as wolfberry in English is a berry cultivated mostly in Asia. It is a seed of either Lycium Barbarum or Lycium Chinese. They could only be differentiated by their taste, one has more sugar content than the other. It has been know to be an ancient tradition Chinese medicine grown since the 3rd century CE. Test was carried out on the berry in a test tube (vitro) and in living organisms (vivo) but no clinic effect of the extracts (leave, seed, fruit, root of wolfberry) had been discovered as at 2018 but unidentified photochemical from the extracts when tested in vitro could inhibit the functions of other drugs like drugs for diabetes or hypertension. Since the 21st century has dry wolfberry been marketed to the west and it is included in food like yogurt, fruit  juices, tea e.t.c. It is believed to contain medicine to cure cancer. It was believed to be the fruit a Chinese man called Li Qing Yuen consumes daily which made him live 256 years on earth. It is be

Disclaimer

This blog is for entertainment and education purposes only. The content included is my opinion and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure disease. Also note that,  This article has not been reviewed by the FDA. This information has been provided for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, cure, diagnose, or prevent disease. Always consult your primary care physician or  naturopathic  doctor before making any significant changes to your health routine.

HMO AND NHIS

The invention of the national health insurance scheme (NHIS) in Nigeria was brought by president Olusengun Obansanjo. Just like the Obama care named after President Barrack Obama of the united state of America. Though he never coined it his name, the people of America coined it, yet he accepted it saying he cares. The HMO is an acronym for Health Maintenance Organisation. They are medical insurance group that provide health services at a specific fee and period. The National Health Insurance scheme (NHIS) was establish under Act 35 of the 1999 constitution to provide quality and affordable health to every Nigerian. They do this by the fund contributed by those registered with the scheme. It's a prepared plan where the individual pays a fixed regular amount of money and access health care from service providers when they fall sick. The fund pooled are given to HMOs to pay for those needing medical attention. We know, insurance involve risk sharing. Not the total medical bills w

Health hazard of Vaping or Juuling

Vaping or juuling is the act of smoking electronic cigarette (e-cigarette). The introduction of the e-cigarette  hasn't been with us for long so research is still on going about the health hazard. We cannot overemphasis the danger of traditional smoking. It is even written on the pack that smokers are liable to die young. But the e-cigarette has no tobacco. It could be a substitute for traditional cigarette smoking but not at all. It is now discovered that vaping has it's side effect. Vaping and smoking traditional cigarette both contain nicotine. One is got from tobacco while the other is got from the chemical extract. Nicotine is very additive. It's is what give one the craving to always want to smoke. Apart from it's addictive nature, it raises blood pressure and spark adrenaline which could consequently lead to a heart attack. One really do not know the chemical used to cause the smoke while vaping. Although it has been credited to help one quit tra

Xenophobia

Health according to world health organization is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. It is disheartening to hear that brothers hate brothers. Which is coin xenophobia. Nigerian which this blog stand for is sick in other nations must especially South Africa who are scared of their black brother. Nigeria has 250 ethinic group and over 500 indigenous language. Yet we live in peace. We are not disputing the fact that we are ranked third as a terrorist country in the world but based on my opinion, we're still very happy. Our rate of suicide is low compared to other countries. I’ve stayed in Nigeria for more than 3 decades and have not seen security officials harassing people over immigration issues. Just as the body is design, we have antibodies to help fight foreign bodies, so South Africans should expect reactions from Nigerians like the burning of most of their investment in Nigeria. A wise man once said,